SynthFest France 2024: Velours Devices KARL is a new MIDI controller with a fully customizable user interface powered by a full HD display.
MIDI controllers are omnipresent in every studio. If you work with a lot of plugins, more parameters on your MIDI gear are always better. There are classic but also smart ones that significantly simplify plugin control. I think of the MP MIDI, where you have a large display surrounded by knobs, or the Electra One, which is a small size.
At SynthFest France 2024, the new French company Velours Devices announced a new powerful MIDI controller that goes in the same direction.
Velours Devices KARL
KARL is a new, upcoming, super versatile MIDI controller for hardware and software setups. Velours Devices has developed an exciting hybrid concept for this. It combines the advantages of a physical controller with those of a display.
The control consists of 32 infinite push encoders and 64 push buttons. What is exciting here is that these controllers are not mounted straight on a PCB like in traditional MIDI controllers but on a full HD display. Bruno did not want to reveal how the technology works at the SFF 2024.
The advantage of this technology is that you can design your own MIDI controller with real-time visualization of the parameter names and their corresponding values.
Via a software editor, you can generate your own templates and design them as you want with custom colors, layouts, and more. According to Velours Devices, you can have unlimited templates in the unit with unlimited pages and presets. Switching is straightforward with the push of a button.
For example, you can create templates for various soft synths, mixers, effects… And since the controller works standalone, you can also design templates for hardware synths.
In addition to the ability to map and control parameters, the controller also offers other useful functions. For example, you can map an arpeggiator or other function to the buttons located around the controller. For each function, you then have an additional display element showing you the function.
Also, in the development for the KARL MIDI controller are other creative functions like a sequencer.
You can see the controller in action in the linked SynthFest France 2024 video. Important note: it’s a prototype and not a finished product.
First Impression
A very exciting MIDI controller for hardware and software. I really like the combination of screen and controller. The option to always call up templates for my synths is pretty neat. It won’t be a cheap MIDI controller but what it does is very fascinating. Looking forward to hear more about it in the future.
Velours Devices KARL will be available in 2025 for an estimated price of 1500€
More information here: Velours Devices
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